Articles

The Introduction:
The second half of the 18th century into the early 19th century was marked with cultural changes previously equaled perhaps only by the Renaissance. There were great and important political revolutions, such as those... |Read More

The Internet is full of memes and funny pictures for virtually all subjects, including chess.
We've already looked at the weirdest chess sets, the best chess GIFs, and the 11 worst chessboard photos.
We even found 14 chess couples who fell in ... |Read More

Dr. Richard Eales' great book "Chess: the History of a Game" in part traces the popularity of mostly modern chess through time. I was chagrined, however, by its minor mention of the Turk in this regard. Obviously I consider the explo... |Read More

The idea of a “bucket list” is not a new one. It’s an age-old concept to compile a list of things you’d like to do before you “kick the bucket,” or pass away.
Unlike traveling the world or buying your dream ho... |Read More

Chess and music have been linked throughout history.
Both of these cerebral pursuits live at the intersection of science and art, and both are breeding grounds for amazing geniuses and prodigies.
The logic, structure, and meaning of music can ... |Read More

Blogs

World Champion Anatoly Karpov beat Grandmaster Ljubomir Ljubojevic in Brussels in 1987:
White to move and checkmates in 1:
World Champion Magnus Carlsen beat Adnan Orujov in the under 12 year European Championship in Peniscola in 2002:
White ... |Read More

It's your chance to play Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave! Go follow @DefiezMaxime on Twitter now! And make your move against his 1. *d4* by using two asterisks as explained below. Get your first move in before the deadline.
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So far in my chess journey, I've reluctantly ignored NM Dan Heisman's improvement advice to review thousands of master games. Yes, of course I review master games that have been included in the books I've read, such as How to Reassess Your Ches... |Read More

Grandmaster Vladimir Tukmakov beat World Champion Anatoly Karpov in Mosocw in 1972:
White to move and checkmates in 1:
World Champion Garry Kasparov won against Computer Constellation 36K in a simul in Hamburg in 1985:
White to move and check... |Read More

News

There must be something in the water in Baden-Baden, as today's round of the Grenke Chess Classic once again featured some fascinating struggles and daring play.
Without a doubt the most anticipated matchup of the round was the reprise of the 20... | Read More

What's an instant cure to a last-place finish at Tata Steel Chess? Turn right around and win the fourth Titled Player Tuesday event on Chess.com -- and thanks to some issues with Chess.com's live chess server, win one more!
Pocketing $1,000... | Read More

It's time for that question again. Will he do a Caruana?
GM Magnus Carlsen also defeated GM Baadur Jobava at the Tata Steel masters, and now leads alone.
Again it wasn't a smooth victory from start to finish, but it was the fif... | Read More

Playing at amazing speed, GM Magnus Carlsen crushed 10 opponents but was defeated once in a Chess.com simul on Sunday.
In what was the first-ever Chess.com event to feature the 24-year-old world champion, Carlsen played nine Chess.com memb... | Read More

Video Lessons

Everyone knows you can sacrifice to checkmate the enemy king.
But when is it good to give away material for just a strategic goal?
FM Kostya Kavutskiy shows you exactly when it is profitable to sacrifice material, even if there is no immediately obvious tactical win.
Sometimes a positional sacrifice leads to an even bigger tactical sac to unify the theme. | Watch video

GM Sam Shankland, fresh off nine straight draws, needed a victory in the recently completed Tata Steel tournament.
All he had to do was not get checkmated first.
After a Classical French Defense (Burn Variation), the game turned into a race that GM Shankland had to win.
Find out how GM Shankland navigated this furious attacking game in his instructive video lesson. | Watch video

After playing a longer time control with him last week, now IM Danny Resnch tries to enact revenge on IM Keaton Kiewra in a series of 3+1 matches. Game one featured a shock checkmate, but no mate should ever really be unexpected in the Dragon. Hear the live analysis by Rensch as he takes you through his decision making. The match got so gripping, they continued playing after their planned series of three games. So today it is buy 3, get 1 free at Chess.com! | Watch video

So the Caro-Kann is super solid you say? I say not today! GM Finegold produces one of his favorite videos, with the Black king getting checkmated three times in the Advance Variation. You'll see some home cooking from one U.S. Champ against another, a brutally efficient mating attack from a top Chinese junior, and an extravagant king walk that ends in disaster. Three up, three down for the White pieces. Check please! | Watch video

Blunders are not like fine wine - they don't get better with age. But don't tell GM Finegold that! He eagerly shows off two games in which he was quickly dispatched due to early oversights. See if you can spot the blunders before Ben tells you. He saves face in game three, where he plays a Falafel? Perhaps it's more accurate to say he eats the Falafel (Ben is a vegetarian after all). Mmmm, tastes like checkmate. | Watch video

Chessopedia

Fool's mate, also known as the "two-move checkmate," is the quickest possible checkmate in the game of chess. One example consists of the moves leading to the position shown...
There are eight slight variations on the pattern — White might p...
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This article is about Algebric notation.First we will talk about what the pieces mean:
K=king
Q=queen
R=rook
B=bishop
N=knight
when pawns move,only the destination square is described.
Here is an example of an opening with algebric notation...
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MINOR Pieces Are Rarely used for mate
It sometimes only used for support mate
Im gonna serve you with some puzzle in a position where king is in the Corner/Edge of the board and , we got a few minor pieces(Bishop, Knight, and maybe a Pawn)
I thi...
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A checkmate is where you force the enemy in such a way that the enemy king has nowhere to go. Now, a two rook checkmate is an easy way of winning. First, you block the escapade route of the enemy king with one of your rooks. Then you give check t...
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